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Lazy Sunday

Every Sunday morning, before the 12.30pm film

Lazy Sundays are back! Enjoy a film and brunch for £18.95 when attending our Sunday, 12.30pm film screening.

/ Exhibition

Leicester Computer Art Pioneers II (2026)

Until Fri 28 Aug | Café Bar, free

This all-new exhibition from the Computer Arts Archive features prints by renowned computer- and digital-artists with a connection to Leicester, including Pip Greasley, Susan Tebby, David Everitt, Antonio Roberts and Ashok Mistry, and more.

/ Season

Marilyn at 100

Screenings throughout June

In celebration of 100 years since the birth of Marilyn Monroe, we present a short season of her work including some of her greatest comedy performances alongside her superb (and underseen) dramatic roles.

/ Film

Romeo + Juliet – 30th Anniversary 12A

MORE TIMES ADDED: Screening until Sun 21 Jun (excl. Fri 19 Jun)

Back on the big screen for its 30th anniversary, Baz Luhrmann's breath-taking, iconoclastic pop-sensation brought the Bard's work to a new generation.

/ Marilyn at 100

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes + Drag Performance U

Sat 20 Jun, 6.30pm

★★★★★ – Guardian. Howard Hawks' sublime 1953 comedy features some of Marilyn Monroe's most iconic moments, following two showgirls looking for love and financial security.

/ Festival

UK Green Film Festival 2026

Sun 21 Jun – Thu 2 Jul | Pay-What-You-Can

The UK Green Film Festival returns to Phoenix with two inspiring Pay-What-You-Can documentaries from around the world highlighting some of the most urgent environmental issues in the world today.

/ UK Green Film Festival

Agatha’s Almanac TBC

Sun 21 Jun, 3pm | Pay-What-You-Can

Filmed over six years by an all-female crew on luminous 16mm, Agatha's Almanac follows 90-year-old Agatha Block's off-grid life on her ancestral farm in Canada.

/ Coen Brothers - The First Eight

Barton Fink 15

Mon 22 Jun, 8.15pm

★★★★★ – Rolling Stone. A deeply dark and strange psychological study into the mind of a neurotic Hollywood screenwriter, determined to write his masterpiece.

/ Talk

Leicester Computer Art Pioneers II: Meet The Artists I N/A

Thu 25 Jun, 7pm | FREE

Join curator Dr Sean Clark and artists from Leicester Computer Art Pioneers II for an evening exploring Leicester's computer art history and the artists in our Café Bar exhibition.

/ NT Live

NT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses 15

Thu 25 Jun, 7pm | Sat 27 Jun, 5.15pm (caps) | Sun 28 Jun, 3pm | Thu 2 Jul, 7.30pm | Sun 2 Aug, 3pm

BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin.

/ Film

500 Miles 12A

Screening from Fri 26 Jun

Two siblings run away to find their estranged, beloved grandfather who lives in Ireland's wild west coast.

/ Film

A Private Life 15

Screening from Fri 26 Jun

Lilian Steiner (Foster), a renowned psychiatrist, is convinced that the alleged suicide of one of her patients was in fact murder. She takes it upon herself to investigate.

Access Cinema

Regular screenings for people with differing access needs, to give all our customers the chance to enjoy a great cinema experience.

Audio described screenings

For our customers who are blind or have slight loss, many films come with audio description, where a recorded narrator describes the on-screen action during gaps in the dialogue. This is broadcast through wireless headsets so only the wearer can hear.

Relaxed environment screenings

Our relaxed environment screening have reduced sound levels, partially raised lighting, no trailers, and freedom to move around and use sensory aids. They are particularly suited to to people with neuro-diversities including autism, ADHD or other sensory processing disorders.

Captioned screenings

For anyone who is deaf or has hearing loss, we show descriptive subtitled versions of the latest English language movies in our main cinema screens.

Phoenix Leicester

Phoenix is Leicester’s centre for independent cinema, art and digital culture. Films and art deserve to be experienced somewhere special – which is why the whole Phoenix team works hard to make Phoenix a place where everyone can feel welcome and inspired.

Following a multi-million pound expansion, Phoenix now boast four state-of-the-art cinema screens, and shows everything from micro-budget independent films to the latest Hollywood blockbusters, plus film festivals and special events. And as an independent venue, the team handpicks Phoenix’s cinema programme specifically for Leicester audiences, so you’ll see things at Phoenix that aren’t screening in any other local cinemas.

With two superb galleries, Phoenix’s digital art programme presents exciting and innovative work by local and international artists; and short courses, workshops and activities provide opportunities for people of all ages to learn about and create their own film and art.

Our newly opened Café Bar offers a stylish and comfortable place to see friends and relax over a meal and drinks, or meet with clients and catch up on some work.

Phoenix believes that film and art have the power to enhance lives, and for many customers Phoenix staff make the difference. With a clear passion for their work, you’ll find many are studying film or art locally, or are involved in the wider creative community Phoenix attracts.

And as a local charity, all earnings go back into developing Phoenix’s creative programmes, enabling them to reach out to more people.

We hope to see you soon.